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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
I agree with your comments, but have not mastered cloning in Lightroom, if possible. Something to check out. |
Oct 26th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thank you very much for the comments. The halo around the frog was easily reduced in LR by using the "feathering" slider.
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Oct 26th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Can't-miss subject and good composition. I agree with other comments that it's a bit over-colored. In LR you might consider bringing down the vibrance and in HSR selectively reduce the saturation on the reds (maybe, worth a try). For the whites, increase using the White slider in "Basic" until they start to blow out (be sure LR is set to show that), then back off a little. Just a couple of things to try. Overall a really nice photo! |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Great shot for ID of a cool little bird. If you want to "pretty it up" for printing or whatever, consider cropping a little closer. Also, a lower shutter speed could have been used to bring the ISO below 1000, but when shooting birds we don't have the luxury to make those kind of last-second changes. Good job! |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Wonderful post processing on this one. Wants me want to visit the Everglades again. I agree with previous comments that the sky could have been cropped a wee bit more to make the composition even more panoramic. Great colors. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Excellent image and subject. Dragonflies are fascinating. I don't use flash, so can't comment much on that. It might be my monitor, but the image does not appear to be quite "tack sharp" which I think is important for dragonflies and other insects. Using a higher shutter speed might have improved. Your workflow is quite different from mine and gave me some things to think about. Good work! |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thank you for the comments. I am brand-new to this and also like receiving the comments. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thank you so much for the comments. I appreciate the detail. I do shoot exclusively in RAW. Looking back, I wish I had dropped the shutter speed to 1/320 or even a little lower which would have lowered the ISO to improve image quality. To get the backlit shot I had to operate in thick vines so I just had to live with the out-of-focus twig. I don't use Photoshop but am evaluating trying it again - had a bad experience years ago when I was an occasional shooter and tried out PS Elements. Hated it - clunky and non-intuitive but things are different now. Thanks again for the very helpful comments. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
I agree. Thanks for the comments. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments. The blur on the leg is a twig near the frog that I felt I couldn't move without disturbing it. To get the backlit shot I had to operate in some thick vines and other vegetation, so it was a challenge. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments. I'm not sure about the ID on the frog. There are two Gray Tree Frogs. It's interesting that the two are visually nearly identical. One has 24 pairs of chromosomes and the other has 48. One has a higher pitched call than the other - that's the only practical way to tell them apart. Also, they change color depending on the habitat. I like to photograph critters but don't get many opportunities on frogs, so was glad to find this one in an unexpected place and time. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
Thanks for the comments. I will re-crop the image. The blur on the leg is an out-of-focus twig that I could not remove without certainly disturbing the frog. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 18 |
Reply |
I really like your edit. The radial filter where I lightened the frog is now very obvious. I'll have to fix that. Thanks! |
Oct 5th |
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